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Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally

San Antonio Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48029120502 · Bexar, TX · pop 5,244

48029120502 is a census tract in San Antonio, TX. It scores 5.2/10 for landlords. 32% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 26% Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,862
Renter share49.1%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate31.0%
Median income$51,786

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#76 of 321 tracts In San Antonio
High
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#91 of 375 tracts In Bexar
High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#375 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#29,336 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Antonio and the region

Centroid at 29.5045, -98.4076 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Antonio scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from San Antonio
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
31.0% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$954 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Antonio
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Antonio
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Antonio
3.0

How San Antonio compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
San Antonio risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.2This tracttract 1205023.8San Antonioparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 881Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 10.77%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.8%Peak (2006)
  • 124Filings in 2008 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2008
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 48029120502
Filings climbed 70% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Antonio

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 31.1% against 11.3% nationally. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.4/10.

The poverty rate is 31%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. At $954 a month, rents run 28% under what the rest of San Antonio commands. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

It sits 1.1 points above the Bexar County average of 4.1. The filing record is not thin: 881 evictions over 9 years of observation. Filings peaked in 2006 at 13.8% of renter households.

In a typical year about 10.8% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48029120502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48029120502?

Census tract 48029120502 in San Antonio scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 48029120502?

Median gross rent is $954/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48029120502?

31.0% of residents in tract 48029120502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,244.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48029120502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 98th, minority 88th, housing 85th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48029120502?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 881 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 48029120502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.77% of renter households, peaking at 13.8% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 48029120502 compare to San Antonio overall?

Tract 48029120502 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of San Antonio at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Antonio eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Antonio

Top eight tracts in San Antonio ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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